They, From the Future

An Yi wanted to see the face of the Black-Cloaked Figure clearly.

But bizarrely, the Black-Cloaked Figure's face seemed to be covered by a layer of mosaic; no matter what, his features remained completely obscured.

"What, not going to keep fighting?"

The Black-Cloaked Figure asked leisurely, completely at ease.

An Yi stared at him coldly. "Why are you constantly looping this day!"

The ability to loop time—An Yi had never imagined that someone could actually achieve such a feat.

"Because I need to stall for time."

The Black-Cloaked Figure said flatly, making no secret of his goal.

An Yi asked coldly, "Stall for what time?"

"Stall the time of your departure to the Ancient Continent," the Black-Cloaked Figure said slowly.

An Yi's pupils shrank. He said coldly, "Who exactly are you?"

The Black-Cloaked Figure ignored him and continued speaking on his own, "If you were given a chance to not go to the Ancient Continent, would you take it?"

An Yi's eyes narrowed slightly. Staring at him coldly, he repeated the same words: "Who are you!"

"Answer me!"

The Black-Cloaked Figure gazed at him and said coldly, "The current you has everything in this world—wealth, strength, status! Stay here obediently and do not go to the Ancient Continent!"

An Yi revealed a thoughtful look.

The Ancient Continent... looking back on it now, it felt like a lifetime ago.

However, whenever he thought of that night, the sight of tens of thousands of Night Gate members dying tragically, he felt his heart spasming continuously.

He had been cowardly; he had wanted to give up.

He even wanted to just stay in this world and live out his life in peace.

But when he fell asleep, that depressing agony made it impossible for him to let go!

This was no longer something he could give up just because he wanted to.

"The Ancient Continent is an endless path of no return. The truth is far more cruel than you can imagine. Are you sure you still want to go?" the Black-Cloaked Figure questioned.

An Yi stared at him and said indifferently, "Why are you trying to stop me?"

"Because the future you will regret this decision."

The Black-Cloaked Figure stared at him faintly and said sternly, "If you are willing to choose again, I will do everything in my power to assist you."

When he reached the emotional part, the Black-Cloaked Figure's voice even trembled.

"Heh, sorry, impossible!"

An Yi said with a smile.

The Black-Cloaked Figure fell silent. After a long time, he let out a sigh of resignation.

An Yi kept his eyes fixed on the Black-Cloaked Figure and said slowly, "I think I know who you are!"

The Black-Cloaked Figure chuckled. "It's useless even if you guess it, because you won't be able to remember me."

"You were the one I ran into a few days ago too, weren't you? What is your purpose?" An Yi asked in a deep voice.

The Black-Cloaked Figure continued to ask, "Are you sure you won't let it go?"

A rare sharpness appeared in An Yi's eyes as he said deeply, "This is my obsession since coming to this world. Unless I die, I will definitely return to the Ancient Continent!"

"As expected, your guess was absolutely right..."

The Black-Cloaked Figure said slowly, not knowing who he was talking to.

He had indeed been indulging in wishful thinking.

He also knew clearly that forcefully interfering with everything would lead to consequences that perhaps even he couldn't guarantee to handle.

"Keeping time continuously frozen on April 1st, what exactly are you trying to do?"

An Yi stared at him in confusion and asked.

"Three years. I stalled you for three years!"

The Black-Cloaked Figure said flatly.

Loop after loop, over a thousand times.

The time between the two planes had already diverged.

This was the only way he could change the ending!

An Yi's gaze became solemn.

Three years!

He had actually looped the exact same day for three whole years!

Was all of this for him?

What on earth happened in the Ancient Continent!

To think it required stalling him for three years!

"This is already my limit. More and more people have awakened; looping is no longer meaningful."

The Black-Cloaked Figure said flatly, "From now on, you're on your own..."

...

The world was gloomy, covered in dark clouds, and the sound of surging thunder echoed.

Ferocious lightning tore through the sky!

An exceptionally terrifying atmosphere lingered in the air.

Everyone was stunned, looking at the horizon in disbelief.

They didn't understand what this sudden thunder was all about!

The world seemed to have suddenly entered the apocalypse, unspeakably terrifying.

Lin Chen, covered in dirt and looking extremely disheveled, gripped his Cloud-Splitting Crutch and stared in disbelief at the Black-Cloaked Figure walking on air in the sky.

Just who on earth was he!

"Still want to fight?"

The Black-Cloaked Figure asked leisurely in a lazy voice.

On his finger, a streak of blue-purple lightning crackled and danced.

"Kid, don't hesitate, run!"

Long Tianyuan's voice, carrying a bit of shock, roared deeply.

He had never witnessed such terrifying spiritual pressure; this had far exceeded the limits of what this world could bear.

Hearing this, Lin Chen slowly halted the Wind Burst he had prepared for a desperate last stand.

He had never felt such powerlessness.

The opponent was strong, so strong that it exceeded his imagination.

Lin Chen had never thought that human power could cause the heavens to change!

"Oops, the power was magnified. This world can't take much tossing around."

In the sky, the Black-Cloaked Figure muttered to himself.

He hadn't expected that just exerting a little power would make the entire world unable to bear it.

"Troublesome!"

The Black-Cloaked Figure said slowly.

The lightning wreaking havoc between heaven and earth began to gather, constantly colliding with each other.

Streaks of lightning fell from the sky, striking down!

Boom!

A lightning pillar tens of meters wide crashed down! A mountain peak was split right open.

"Loop!!"

Another black-clad figure appeared, reached out his hand, and looped time.

The lightning and dark clouds all vanished, and the sky returned to its previous clarity.

"What are you doing?"

The arriving Black-Cloaked Figure pushed up his black-framed glasses and pulled back his hood.

This person was none other than Chen Bing!

However, he looked much more mature and steady, faintly showing the changes of time.

"Seeing Old Lin when he was still a total noob, I couldn't help but want to test him out. I didn't expect to lose control."

The Black-Cloaked Figure surrounded by lightning also pulled back his hood to reveal his face. It was Bai Xiu.

At this moment, Bai Xiu's handsome face no longer had that hint of childishness. Surrounded by lightning, he looked even more mysterious.

"How is the situation handled?" Bai Xiu asked.

Chen Bing spoke up, "I probably got recognized. Three years is about as long as we can stall. However, many people have already noticed the time loop. Next, I need you to wrap things up."

"Piece of cake."

Bai Xiu chuckled softly. "The Ancient Continent. But thinking back, it was indeed quite difficult for us back then. Now, we've gotten through it all."

"We've done what we needed to do. It's just Shen Muxuan who's a bit of a headache."

Chen Bing smiled bitterly with some helplessness.

Without her, he probably could have kept stalling.

Because the laws of space and time had absolutely no effect on her.

Bai Xiu said, "You came here once before and were heavily injured by the laws of space and time. You weren't discovered by them, right?"

Chen Bing chuckled lightly. "I overestimated myself back then and just wanted to try. I didn't expect to show a flaw and get discovered."

"With me here, just treat it all as a dream."

Bai Xiu said slowly, "For now, they should still be dealing with the Hundred Ghosts Sect. A fierce battle is coming."

"Let's head back," Chen Bing warned. "If we keep messing around like this, even I'm going to get scared."

Bai Xiu nodded.

A trace of purple surfaced in his eyes.

The world fell dead silent, as if enveloped in a dream!

Illusory, yet somehow real...